The Vanilla is a high light orchid and it is the only orchid that is a
"VINE". They will get large, they get about 25 feet before blooming.
The plant (vine) tends to get a drop and begin to turn back up when it is
ready to bloom. These can be cut and just stuck in the sand or mix
and off they will grow. Please be careful though, the "sap" is an
irritant to the skin and will cause a rash.

The two main vanilla's used for vanilla flavoring is Vanilla
planifolia or
fragrans though the
pompona is also used. As you can
see from the photo we have a lot available. The normal fee is $10 a
foot. We will be giving special prices on both fragrans and pompona
(or a bit longer piece for your money). As soon as we have a photo
to show for this one we will post it up. At some point we may try to
"harvest some vanilla beans" which are actually seeds. We have found
some good info and recipes on vanilla and how to use the raw "Vanilla
bean" by a search on the internet. Try the search engine on
index page.

We have
collected a few recipes off of the internet that are not "ours" and thus
are not posting them. In the future we will have some information as
to how you can use the "vanilla bean (seeds)" in the future.